The defect that causes the neurodegenerative disease Huntington's has been corrected in patients for the first time, the BBC has learned.

 Tweaking the brain's immune system with a drug has prevented mice developing dementia, a study shows.

 A spice commonly found in curries may boost the brain's ability to heal itself, according to a report in the journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy.

 The mechanism by which a good night's sleep improves learning and memory has been discovered by scientists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Tropical Diseases Hospital in Hanoi has recently treated a 58-year-old patient from Lang Son province whose brain became a nest for intestinal flat worms.

 Brain scans show a complex string of numbers and letters in mathematical formulae can evoke the same sense of beauty as artistic masterpieces and music from the greatest composers.

 A high-fat diet during pregnancy has the potential to alter a baby's developing brain and increase its chances of obesity later in life, animal studies suggest.

 Scientists said Thursday they have found what could be sleep's basic purpose: it clears the brain of toxic metabolic byproducts.

A group of international researchers announced Thursday they have successfully created an ultra-high resolution three-dimensional human brain map by assembling images of thousands of brain sections from a deceased 65-year-old woman.